VOL. XLVI

No 9

3-March-2003

The Political Scene

The US has now tabled a draft resolution in the Security Council authorizing the use of force against Iraq, but the council remains as divided as ever. Turkey is still not wholly on board the American bandwagon, but the two sides have agreed that Turkish troops will go into Iraq alongside US forces, a move which the Iraqi opposition views with the deepest suspicion. President Bush believes that regime change in Iraq will have a positive effect on...